What is population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa?

Population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa was 21,982 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

What is the highest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 26,749 in 2006.

What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 21,038 in 1990.

How does Samoa rank for population, ages 5-9, total?

Samoa ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, ages 5-9, total rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Samoa data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa

Name: Population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Population, ages 5-9, total was 21,982 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

21,982

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

171st

of 191 countries

All-time high

26,749

in 2006

All-time low

21,038

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa stood at 21,982.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa peaked at 26,749 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21,038, in 1990.

Samoa ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	22,198	21,038	23,336	10
2000s	25,721	23,788	26,749	10
2010s	23,489	21,982	25,031	6

Countries ranked near Samoa

169 Bahamas 27,683 compare
170 Sao Tome and Principe 22,906 compare
172 Iceland 21,515 compare
174 Macao 18,769 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Samoa

Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)

All data for Samoa →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa?: Population, ages 5-9, total in Samoa was 21,982 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 26,749 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 21,038 in 1990.
How does Samoa rank for population, ages 5-9, total?: Samoa ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 5-9, total rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, ages 5-9, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, ages 5-9, total is the total population age 5-9.